palaestra

/pəˈliːstɹə/

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noun

A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling and other sports; a wrestling school, a gymnasium.

Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.

An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield.

noun — a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the trai

Athenian culture flourished in externalities, the open air of the agora and the nudity of the palestra.

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